- Drakensburg Copper
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Drakensburg Copper Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lycaenidae Genus: Chrysoritis Species: C. oreas Binomial name Chrysoritis oreas
(Trimen, 1891)Synonyms - Zeritis oreas Trimen, 1891
The Drakensburg Copper or Drakensburg Daisy Copper (Chrysoritis oreas) is a species of butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in montane Grassland in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills.
The wingspan is 21-23 mm for males and 22-24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late September to mid November. There is one generation per year.[1]
The larvae feed on Thesium species. They are attended to by Myrmicaria nigra ants.
References
- ^ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Chrysoritis oreas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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